From Ice Captivity

An ordinary St. Petersburg morning promised no surprises. But not for security guard Ivan Bazykina, who discovered a corpse while on patrol before the end of his shift. And not for Major Alexei Zubov, whose acquaintance asked him to check... a strange advertisement for the sale of a painting by Kazimir Malevich on the marketplace…
Mira Borisova accidentally found herself in the apartment of an old family friend. He disappeared without a trace, and then was found murdered at the dacha of his former student. And this is just the beginning of a chain of strange events that Major Zubov will have to investigate with Mira's help…

Ludmila Martova is a master of captivating detective melodrama, the author of thrilling suspense stories. They are characterized by a twisted plot, a daring finale with an unexpected denouement, and of course, a vivid love line. The heroines of Ludmila Martova's novels are modern young women who know exactly what they want from life.